Watchdog: Thomas Accepted More in Gifts Than All Other SCOTUS Members Combined
Chatting with a Republican lawmaker after attending a conservative conference at a five-star resort, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was far from relaxed and rejuvenated. “One or more justices will leave soon,” he warned the member of Congress, according to a June 2000 memo drafted for then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist in June 2000, as previously reported by ProPublica. Thomas’ gripe: His...